The West Coast Conference's Men's Basketball Tournament commenced on Friday at the Orelans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas.
In the opener, James Bateman scored 29 points (converting 11 of 12 free throws in the process) as the eighth-seeded Loyola Marymount Lions (11-19) overcame a fifteen-point first-half deficit to upend the ninth-seeded Portland Pilots (10-22), whose season ended with a seven-game losing streak, 78-72.
The Lions will face top-seeded Gonzaga on Saturday.
In the nightcap, Kameron Edwards scored 25 points (in making 11 of 15 shots from the field) as #10-seeded Pepperdine (6-25) shot 70.8 % from the field en route to an 85-69 victory over the seventh-seeded Santa Clara Broncos (11-20).
Trae Berhow added 23 points (on 8-of-10 shooting) to the Waves' coffers.
The Waves will battled second-seeded Saint Mary's on Saturday.
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